We invite you to the 59th Migration Seminar of the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw, organized in cooperation with the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The seminar will take place on March 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Żurawia 4).
The guest speaker will be Prof. Jasna Čapo (The Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Zagreb), who will deliver a lecture entitled: “Transformative Effects of Intra-European Mobility for the Young Croatian Returnees: Intangible Capital, Life Satisfaction and Optimism for the Future.”
The seminar will be held in English.
Description:
The lecture examines recent patterns of migration and return mobility among Croatian citizens, with a particular focus on returnees who lived in the European Union member states following Croatia’s accession to the European Union in 2013. Drawing on qualitative methodology, specifically open-ended semi-structured interviews with return migrants, the study deepens existing understandings of the circumstances and reasons for their mobility, both at the time of departure and upon returning to the country.
With its transformative effects, the recent intra-European mobility acts as a kind of rite of passage or formative mobility on those who experience it. This transformation is evident in the informal human and psychological capital migrants acquired during their stay abroad. Among other, they return with new values, perspectives, and aspirations, expressing satisfaction regarding life in the cities in which they live and optimism for future development of Croatia.
We invite submissions of proposals for participation in the international conference “Linguistic Variation in the Contemporary Sociocultural Context,” organized by the Institute of the Lithuanian Language in cooperation with the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The conference will take place on 16–17 April 2026 in Vilnius.
The conference languages are English and Lithuanian.
Proposed thematic areas:
Regional Dialectology: Distribution, Coexistence, and Change of Local Language Variants.
Language Attitudes and the Influence on Language Change and Development Processes.
The Intersection of Dialectology and Ethnolinguistics in Contemporary Linguistic Research.
Influence of Social and Cultural Environment on Language: Diagnostics and Prognostics.
Digital Linguistic Resources and Analytical Methods.
The editorial board of the journal “Adeptus” invites submissions for its 23rd issue, devoted to the broadly understood written culture of the Slavs—from the oldest to the present day. The issue is addressed to early-career scholars.
The editors welcome submissions concerning, among other topics, literary studies, analysis of legal language, issues related to plain language, research on vernaculars and dialects, belles-lettres, the language of the internet, and the relationships between Slavic languages and artificial intelligence. The issue is characterized by openness and interdisciplinarity. The topics listed above are exemplary and do not exhaust all possible article proposals related to the written culture of the Slavs. More information is available here: https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/adeptus/en/announcement/view/73
The editorial board accepts articles written in Polish or English.
The deadline for sending texts via the journal platform of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences is 15 April 2026 (Wednesday).
We would like to inform that under the Opus project of the National Science Centre, “Documents and Bureaucracy in the Formerly German Lands: State Making, Regulating and Controlling in Poland and Czechoslovakia (1940s–1970s), no. 2021/41/B/HS3/00118, implemented at the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, there was an open competition for the position of a research scholarship. Based on the evaluation of submitted documents and an interview, the recruitment committee decided to award the fellowship to mgr Kacper Rosner-Leszczyński. Congratulations!
On 3–5 December 2025, COST Action CA23105 PLURILINGMEDIA was hosted at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
On 3 December, the COST Action Management Committee meeting took place at the Staszic Palace. Around 40 people representing all European countries and many associated countries came to Warsaw for the annual meeting of the PLURILINGMEDIA network’s Management Committee. Other participants joined the meeting online.
The meeting was opened by Prof. Nicole Dołowy, leader of Working Group 3 Language Vitality and a member of the network’s Core Group, and Dr Craig Willis, Chair of COST Action PLURILINGMEDIA. The meeting focused on the actions undertaken within the network so far, plans for the upcoming year, and the longer-term outlook.
On 4–5 December, the 1st PLURILINGMEDIA General Conference: Media and Language Vitality, organised by the Institute of Slavic Studies PAS, was held. This two-day gathering of researchers and media practitioners working with minority languages was dedicated to the role of media in preserving and promoting these languages. More than 80 participants from Europe and associated countries took part.
Nine thematic sessions were organised on topics such as: translation and accessibility; reception and minority-language media; AI, accessibility and the digital divide; language vitality and print media; media and the preservation of identity and languages; language ideologies, stigmatization and media discourse; digital spaces and online language use; the role of journalists; social media and languages; and language learning and media. In addition to paper sessions, three panels were held on: multilingual families and media; virtual spaces; and new media in the context of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
The conference was opened by Prof. Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, President of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN) from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Her lecture, “Resilience and Rights, Revitalisation and Reach: What Media Tells Us about the Future of Linguistic Diversity”, provided an overview of existing research on minority-language media and pointed to possible future research directions.
A plenary discussion featuring minority-language media practitioners also took place. The following speakers presented their work, its reception, and its possible impact on audiences: – Anna Nikitiuk, who discussed her blog “Anna Nikitiuk – po swojomu” and the role of social media in preserving the local speech of Podlasie; – Dr Piotr Szatkowski, who spoke about the presence of Kashubian on social media and his experience creating media content in the Mazurian language; – Paola Valenta from the Associazione dei Giovani CNI – the association of young people belonging to the Italian minority in Slovenia.
Three representatives of the Institute of Slavic Studies PAS took part in the conference. Prof. Nicole Dołowy, the main organiser of the conference, together with Prof. Sanita Martena from RTU Rēzekne Academy, delivered a paper titled “Digital Media and Their Role in Strengthening Literacy in Collateral Languages: Case Studies of Latgalian, Kashubian and Podlachian”, devoted to grassroots literacy practices in three collateral languages. Dr Piotr Szatkowski, a member of the COST Action PLURILINGMEDIA network and of the organising committee, presented the paper “AI-Generated Kashubian Voices: Community Perspectives on Concept and Implementation”, discussing the results of his survey on language attitudes and ideologies regarding the role of AI in producing content in both the dominant language (Polish) and the minority language (Kashubian). Dr Olha Tkachenko, in her paper “Dialects and Regional Languages on Ukrainian YouTube: Representation and Interaction” examined the ways regional languages are represented in Ukrainian social media.
The presentations and lectures were accompanied by lively discussions. The idea of COST Action is to foster networking among researchers as well as participants from outside the strictly academic sphere. The conference organised in Warsaw by the Institute of Slavic Studies PAS fulfilled this mission: it became a space for meetings, exchange of experiences, methods, and possible research applications.
Prof. Nicole Dołowy and Prof. Craig Willis during the opening of the conference. Photo: private archive.Participants of the conference. Photo: private archive.Prof. Craig Willis, Dr Piotr Szatkowski, Paola Valenta and Dr Anna Nikitiuk during the discussion. Photo: private archive.Prof. Nicole Dołowy and Prof. Sanita Martena delivering their paper. Photo: Kinga Capik.Dr Olha Tkachenko, Prof. Nicole Dołowy and Dr Piotr Szatkowski at the COST Action PLURILINGMEDIA conference. Photo: private archive.Dr Olha Tkachenko delivering her paper. Photo: Kinga Capik.The first COST Action PLURILINGMEDIA Conference: Media and Language Vitality in Warsaw. Photo: private archive.
The official opening of the seminar “Contemporary Trends in Education: Ukrainian–Polish Experiences” took place on December 2, 2025. On behalf of the organizers: the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Donbas State Pedagogical University, the University of Szczecin, and the Ukrainian–Polish International Center for Education and Science, the guests, participants, and all those gathered were warmly welcomed by Dr. Habil. Roman Roszko, Prof. IS PAN.
In his welcoming address, Professor Roszko referenced the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Ukrainian–Polish International Center for Education and Science at DSPU. He emphasized the extraordinary role of the Center in strengthening the Polish–Ukrainian partnership and its invaluable influence on the development of innovative education in Ukraine and Poland. He also announced that this year’s exceptional event would be the “Porta Vitae” Foundation Day, during which Polish Partners would share valuable, practical experience in working with children with special educational needs.
Prof. Roszko introduced the audience to the family of generative language models, PLLuM (Polish Large Language Model). He noted that they are the collaborative work of two consortia of Polish research institutions: PLLuM (in 2024) and HIVE AI (continuation of work in 2025), financed by the Ministry of Digital Affairs of the Republic of Poland. He paid particular attention to the role of the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IS PAN) in creating these models. He emphasized that the models were also trained on Ukrainian textual data and organic instructions, which significantly enhanced their capabilities in understanding the Ukrainian language and generating responses in that language.
Towards the end of his speech, Prof. Roman Roszko addressed the fundamental issue for humanities scholars: the ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence tools. The Professor acknowledged the unquestionable capabilities of generative language models and their potential for rapid data processing, but at the same time, he appealed for a critical approach.
Based on his own experiences, Prof. Roszko warned against the degeneration of cognitive competencies and the impoverishment of research methodology in the face of uncontrolled and excessive reliance on AI. He pointed out that the widespread use of these technologies can lead to the gradual loss of skills key to a humanities scholar, including deep analytical and synthesizing thought, the ability to extract data and evaluate source texts, argumentation, creating original associations, and drawing conclusions. Restricting the necessary intellectual effort of a researcher cannot be the source of true knowledge and creative work. Language models merely generate texts that look polished but are, in reality, nothing innovative—just the statistically most probable combination of tokens/words, which are derivatives of input data (textual, instructions, preferences).
Professor Roszko thus stressed the need to develop new standards for the work of a humanities scholar that reconcile the potential inherent in AI with the necessity of preserving fundamental human capacities.
Participants of the seminar. Photo: private archive.
On November 27, 2025, the Donbas State Pedagogical University hosted a solemn ceremony to confer the prestigious title of Professorhonoris causa on Dr. Pavlo Levchuk. This distinction was awarded in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of Ukrainian–Polish scientific cooperation, his efforts in promoting the Ukrainian language abroad, and his consistent support for the University’s academic community during the war and the relocation of the institution.
The meeting was led by Her Magnificence the Rector, Professor Svitlana Omelchenko.
Among the invited guests were:
Vasyl Malnychuk, Third Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland
Professor Roman Roszko (Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences)
Professor Przemysław Gębal (University of Gdańsk)
Professor Lesia Demska-Budzuliak (Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine)
Dr. Anna Mikulska (Paris-Sorbonne University)
Monika Stąpor (Oslo Metropolitan University)
The ceremony brought together representatives of the academic community, international partners, and students engaged in the development of linguistic and educational research.
During the ceremony, as a gesture of respect for the audience, Prof. Roman Roszko delivered his speech in Ukrainian, thanking the hosts for the invitation. Addressing the Madam Rector, the staff of the Donbas State Pedagogical University (DSPU), the Presidium, and the Members of the Scientific Council, he expressed deep appreciation for their perseverance and resilience in continuing their educational mission. He emphasized the exceptional importance of providing education during this extremely difficult time of war for Ukraine. He wished all those gathered good health, scientific achievements, and the quickest possible peace.
Subsequently, addressing all participants and the main honouree of the meeting – Dr. Pavlo Levchuk – Prof. Roszko expressed profound respect and appreciation for his outstanding scientific accomplishments. He presented the Laureate’s key research areas, after which he specifically emphasized that Dr. Levchuk is the architect of a unique bridge that effectively connects Poland and Ukraine. His work fosters deeper mutual understanding and the joint construction of a better future.
Congratulations!
Dr. Pavlo Levchuk – Recipient of the title Professor honoris causa. Photo: Dr. Olena Kolhan.The diploma for Dr. Pavlo Levchuk. Photo: Dr. Olena Kolhan.The ceremonial conferment of the title Professor honoris causa to Dr. Pavlo Levchuk. Photo: Dr. Olena Kolhan.
We are pleased to announce that the first four texts from issue no. 57 (2025) of the journal „Sprawy Narodowościowe. Seria Nowa” have been published. On the IS PAN journal platform, two articles are now available in open access:
Myroslav Shkandrij, “Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Academic Culture”;
Enrico Davanzo, “War and the City, Fantasy and Fact: The Siege of Sarajevo in Karim Zaimović’s Postmodern Short Fiction”;
as well as two reviews:
Elżbieta Kwiecińska, “When War Meets Monuments: Mischa Gabowitsch, Mykola Homanyuk, Monuments and Territory: War Memorials in Russian-Occupied Ukraine, CEU Press, 2025, 238 pp.”;
Mateusz Adamczyk, Kacper Rosner-Leszczyński, “Hungarians’ Collective Memory in Public Space: Kenneth E. Foote, Anett Árvay, Contested Places, Contested Pasts: Sites of Memory and Commemoration in the Hungarian Landscape, Routledge, 2025, 300 pp.”
The thematic focus of the issue is “Decolonizations: Theories, Practices, and Discourses in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond”.
The editors of the issue are Dr. Ewa Wróblewska-Trochimiuk and Dr. Olha Tkachenko from the Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Dr. Liudmyla Pidkuimukha from the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.”
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Katarzyna Taczyńska has received the prestigious Manya Friedman Memorial Fellowship for the implementation of her project “A Soldier and a Doll: The Holocaust in Post-Yugoslav Memory”.
As part of the fellowship, Dr. Taczyńska will conduct research at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. The Mandel Center works to enhance the visibility, significance, and development of Holocaust studies in the United States and around the world, as well as to sustain and deepen the relevance of Holocaust memory.
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Topic: Slavic Written Culture
We are pleased to announce that the first four texts from issue no. 57 (2025) of the journal „Sprawy Narodowościowe. Seria Nowa” have been published. On the IS PAN journal platform, two articles are now available in open access: